[Translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

In Eastern Kazakhstan, a worker died in an accident at a mine, 19 July 2019

On the territory of the Artemyevsky mine in Eastern Kazakhstan, an employee of a contracting organization died while carrying out blasting work, reported...the KAZ Minerals group of companies...

According to the company, a contractor employee “was exposed to the explosion and died” during blasting operations. The group called the incident an “accident” and reported that work at the scene had been suspended and a special commission had been created to investigate the incident.

The Artemyevsky mine is part of the Vostoktsvetmet enterprise and is part of the Artemyevsky polymetallic deposit, mining is carried out using a closed method...

Deaths at mining enterprises in Kazakhstan are often associated with violations of industrial safety requirements.